Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-04

BEATEN AND KICKED TO DEATH.
Harry Lipscomb Killed by John r.
sullivan In West Washingeon Last
Night.
Harry Lpscomb, aged about thirty-six years,
well known about West Washington went to the
house OF Mrs Sullivan, No. 1861 3lst street, last
night This morning hts dead body lay on q cot In
the Emergency Hospital where he died at 8
O'CLOCK. IL was about 8 O'Clock In the evening
when Lpscomb called at the house OF Mrs. Sulli-
van to see her daughter Amanda, who is employed
tn the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing. Lips
comb, II appears, had been drinking. John F.
Sullvan, the young womans brother, was in the
ss AND for
stnKinG nim on the hahd. sullivan turned upon
Lipscome and dealt him q blow In the face, knock
ing him down, and then Kicked and beat him about
the race until he was unconscious
uPSC0NBS AssAHAHr sURRRNDERs HrMsRLF.
Then sullivan walked to the station. where he
arrived at $40 O'Clock, and surrendered himself.
He had been advised not to talk about the affair
and refused to tell exactly how the trouble origin
Us aIea ab Lpsc9mo % was kept IN MRS sSlyans house
injuries fatal. About IL O'Clock he was removed
TO the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. McKone at
tended him.
LlPsCoMB REMAINS UNCONSCIOUS TILL DEATH.
He remained unconscious up to the time OF his
death, at O'Clock. HIS face presented q horrible
sight, his Jawbones and nose being broken and six
or seven cuts and bruises otherwise dsfigur1ng his
IeaIureS coroner Patterson was notified, and de-
cdeo 10 mold an inquest at the third precinct sta
tion In West Washington at 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
-, TALK WITH SULLIVAN.
When seen in hts cell this morning by STAR
reporter the prisoner said that he was thirty-slx
years Old, and was employed In Weaver, Kengla &
N to man fanS ~.
hand, winch he said was made by being struck
with brick thrown BY upscomb. He did not
know that Lipscomb had any occupation, and
had some trouble with LpscOmb about a year ago.
He declined TO tell how the 11ght originated, and
said he had been advised by friend. who is not a
lawyer, not to tall, and he proposed to take his
AMANDA SULLIVAN SAYS LIPsCOMB ASSAULTED HER
AND. HER BROTHER.
Amanda Sullivan, the prisoners sister, told a
STAR reporter that her brother, John f., had
finished his supper last evening" and was about to
leave the house when Lipscomb came across the
canal and passed the house. He walked up the
street as far as Collins stable and then returned
She was shutting the door when he returned, and
t ae pnsnee ~ oPen saying TO her. LET that teller
here" He then grabbed her by the throat and
pushed her back, and then struck her brother with
fac with his fist, knocking him down. His head
struck against the door and he fell to the lOor the
OAek OF his head coming in contact with the stone
upscOmb, she said, has wife and two children
ana lives on street in East Washington, near the
Jan. Her brother Is also married man and has
twO children. He had some trouble with his wife
ABOUT a year ago and they separated. he taking
the children, who live at her mothers house.
FEuD OF YEARS. STANDING.
About year ago, Miss sullivan said, her
brother and Lipscomb hada dificulty In q saloon
on Water street. and Upscomb struck her brother
u =
had been drinking last evening. AT the time OF the
difficulty there was NO one present except herself
her brother and Lpscom6.. A smaller brother,
who Is deaf waS In the back room.
STORY OF sULLIvAN's MOTHER.
MrA sullivan, the prisoners mother, said that
she went to visit neighbor iAst evening and left
her son, John F., In the house with his sister
Amanda and q smaller brother. John was eating
his supper at the t.me She had not been away
from the house more than 80 minutes when she
received word that her son and Lipscomb had
been fighting. She went homo and found Lips
comb lying on the floor. His face was bleeding
and the carpet was spattered with blood. Her He
Moran was sent for and attended the injured man,
who was kept in her house until about IL O'Clock.
SIZE said that her son and upScomb had difliculty
when Lipscomb struck her son with a slungshot
made by putting stone In his handkerchief
WHAT THE POLICE AND OTHER PERSONS SAY.
Lipscomb was a slender man, much smaller than
Sullivan, and had been drinking some days The
police know him WELL and say that he seldom did
any work. They say that he visited Miss Sullivan,
and that they had often seen the couple on the
street together.
Persons in West washington say that the de-
ceased Was OF very disagreeable disposition, and
was always ready TO raise Q disturbance with
some one. Sullivan they say, drinks occasionally,
but Is OF quiet and peaceable disposition, and
always attended to his own business.
THE CORNERS JURY.
The coroners jury summoned TO hold the inquest
this afternoon is composed Of Robt T. Arrow, Peter
j. May, Horace Jarboe, j. T. Kelly, Burgess Glad
man and Edgar Sewkes
pital